As with any good book, Miles from Nowhere ended with me not wanting to set it down. Nami Mun’s first “novel” is really more a collection of stories centered around the main character, Joon. Joon has had a hard family life, with a father who has left home many times and a mother who is bordering clinical insanity and ends up leaving home to live on the streets. Each chapter is a free standing story that tells about Joon’s difficulties and most of the stories focus on her teenage years.

There are so many parts of this book that I highlighted because they made me laugh or think. I really wish that Mun had more books published because she is an amazing author. Check out the Chicagoist interview if you want more info, or just get the book and read it!